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    Fighting to Survive Underground: Terrifying True Stories
    Fighting to Survive Underground: Terrifying True Stories
    Fighting to Survive Underground: Terrifying True Stories
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    Fighting to Survive Underground: Terrifying True Stories

    By Nancy Dickmann

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    Whether it's being lost in a cave or caught in a collapsed mine, being trapped underground can be terrifying. You may be cold, wet, hungry, and stuck in absolute darkness. Even worse is not knowing if anyone will ever find you. Find out how people survived their ordeal in these true stories of those who were trapped underground in this book from the Fighting to Survive series.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateMay 20, 2020
    ISBN9780756566890
    Fighting to Survive Underground: Terrifying True Stories
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    Nancy Dickmann

    Nancy Dickmann has written more than 150 non-fiction books for children, specializing in science and history. Before becoming an author, she worked for many years as an editor and publisher of children’s books.

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      Fighting to Survive Underground - Nancy Dickmann

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Cover

      Title Page

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: The Girl in the Well

      Chapter 2: Poisoned Air

      Chapter 3: Earthquake!

      Chapter 4: 69 Days

      Chapter 5: Diving into Darkness

      Glossary

      Read More

      Internet Sites

      Source Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

      About the Author

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      INTRODUCTION

      Earth’s surface is an amazing place. It’s covered with dense forests, hot deserts, tall mountains, and deep oceans. But it’s just as interesting below the surface. Dig deep enough, and you might find the remains of ancient animals or civilizations. There are natural wonders too. Caves can spread for miles below the ground. Some caverns are barely big enough to squeeze through, while others are the size of a cathedral. Earth also has underground rivers, pockets of natural gas, and melted rock.

      Exploring Underground

      People have been exploring this underground world for thousands of years. Prehistoric people in Spain and France painted cave walls to show their culture. In addition to exploring natural caves, ancient people also dug deep into the earth. The ancient Romans mined copper, tin, lead, and gold. These metals were used to make coins, weapons, jewelry, and pipes for carrying water. Other ancient civilizations also dug complex mines.

      With modern technology, miners are able to dig deep through layers of hard rock. Divers also use high-tech breathing equipment to explore underwater caves. But even with modern technology, people have only explored a fraction of what is there. We live on Earth’s crust—the outermost layer of the planet. The crust ranges from 3 to 25 miles (5 to 40 kilometers) thick. The deepest hole humans ever dug made it only about halfway through the crust.

      Buried Dangers

      Traveling deep underground can be dangerous. The deeper you go, the hotter it gets. The air pressure also increases. Tunnels can easily flood as water seeps through the rocks. Mining uses heavy machinery and sometimes explosives. Both can trigger rockfalls and cave-ins. Caves can be especially dangerous. Some are like huge mazes. If something goes wrong deep in a flooded passageway, it can be a very long way out.

      The people who travel underground know that they’re taking risks. They do their best to prepare for anything that can go wrong. But accidents still happen. The people in this book have all faced deadly situations underground—but they were all lucky enough to survive.

      THE GIRL IN THE WELL

      Jessica McClure

      October 14, 1987, started off as a normal day in Midland, Texas. This medium-sized city was a center of oil and gas production. It was also once the hometown of President George H. W. Bush. But within days, Midland would quickly become a household name. People everywhere were gripped by the incredible story of Cissy and Chip McClure and their 18-month-old daughter, Jessica.

      In the Blink of an Eye

      That day little Jessica McClure was playing happily with four other children. She was in the backyard with her mother at her aunt Jamie’s house. When the phone rang in the house, Cissy went to answer it. She wasn’t inside for more than a couple of minutes when she and Jamie suddenly heard screams from the backyard. The two women raced outside to see what had happened. The rest

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